Foot-operated cuspidor.



S. GARAY.

FOOT OPERATED CUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. so. 1915.

1 176,537. I Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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Patented Mar; 1 916.

Application filed-November so, 191%.- seriar no: 64,286.

To'aZZfwhom it mag/concern: 1 Be 1t known that I, STEVE GARAY. a subcctof the King of Hungary, residing at Cleveland. in the county of Cuyahogaand A further object of the invention is the provision of a sanitarycuspidor having a foot-actuatedclosure and provided with atripping meansfor retaining the closure in its open positionwhenever desired.

A still further object is to provide a cus-- pi dor which is easy andinexpensive to manufacture but which at the same time is entirelysanitary when positloned for use in such places as offices and railwaystations" where the same are subject to variations in heat conditions.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and thenclaimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device partiallybroken away and parts being illustrated in dotted lines in their openposition. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlargedside elevations of the tripping member in its retracted and projectedpositions respectively, and, Fig. 5 is an end elevation thereof in itstrip position.

The present form of cuspidor broadly consists of a substantially cubicalcasing 10 having a chamber '11 therein for the reception of a spittlecontainer 12 furnished with an antiseptic fluid 13. The top 14 of thecasing is slightly inclined toward the center thereof and is providedwith a central entrance opening 15 having a tapered funnel 16 extendingtherefrom to a point directly above and slightly spaced from thecontainer 12 A lid 17 is providedfo'r the casing 10, being attachedthereto by: means of' hinges 18 and it will be understood that the contaner 12 is made in the form of a drawer being adapted for removal fromthe'casing 10 by'withdr'awing the same therefrcm by means of the/handleor knob 19 positioneduponthe rear end of the'container'l2 in a planebelow" the lid hinees18'.

Anoperating lever 20 is provided for actuating the lid 17 and has itsforward end attached by a pivotal connection 2-1 to the side wall22 ofthe casing 10 and adjacent the forward side of the latter. A rea rwardlyextending arm" 23* is carried by the lid 17 adjacentthe casing side 22and ispivotally connected by means of a link 24 with therear free end ofthe lever 20. Afootengaging or pedal portion 25 lat'erallv projects fromthe lever 21 and is preferably provide'd with arou'ghened surface whilean engagement-of the-lever 2'0 with the floor 26 acts as a stop andlimits the downward movement of the lever. By this arrangement it'willbe seen that whenever a person desi-res'to' open the cuspidor byswinging the lid 17 thereof to its open position, the foot is placedupon the pedal 25 and pressure being exerted thereon the lid is made toassume the position illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 by means ofthe operative connections between the lever 20 and the arm 23 affordedby the pivoted link 24.

It being sometimes found desirable to retain the lid 17 in its openposition. a latch 27 is mounted upon the casing side 22. This latchconsists of a tubular barrel 28 perpendicularly projecting fromthecasing side 22 and provided with a bolt 29 slidably mounted thereinand having an expansion spring 80 arranged within the barrel 28 andinwardly of the bolt 29 for urging the bolt to its projected position. Abayonet slot 81 is provided in the barrel 28 and through this slot anangular trip arm 32 extends, it being understood that the arm 32 ispositioned within the radial portion of the slot 31 with the spring 30held under compression when the device is normally positionedinoperative and with the lid 17 closed. Upon depressing the lever 20 bymeans of the foot of the operator. the toe may be readily employed forshifting the trip arm 32 downwardly into the longitudinal portion of thebayonet slot 31 so that the spring 30 will project the bolt 29 above thelever and thus hold the lever depressed and the lid 17 in its' openposition, such operative locked posilower surface of the'lidwhich'inight occur I if the lid flatly engaged the casing top 14:

and this feature is designed to enhance the] I ing, a stub shaft carriedby the casing ad- .jacent the lower end thereof at the end of sanitaryfeatures of the device.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent from the abovedetailed description thereof, the container 12 being readily removed bymeans of the knob 19 whenever desired to clean the same while the lid 17is readily opened by depressing the pedal 25 with the foot when desiredto use the cuspidor, and the lid may be retained in its open position aslong as desired by releasing the latch bolt 29, the latter being alsoreadily returned to its normal retracted position by means of the triparm 32 thereof.

While the form of the invention herein shown and described is what isbelieved to be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless tobe understood that various forms, modifications and arrangements oftheparts may be made without departing It will be understood that the fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

NVhat I claim as new is A cuspidor comprising a receiving cas ing, a'top entrance opening therefor, a lid hinged to the said casing andoverlying said entrance opening and slightly spaced therefrom, anexteriorly positioned arm rearwardly projecting from the rear corner ofthe said lid and in alinement therewith, an angular extension carried bysaid arm and outwardly directed relative to the casprojecting end of thefoot lever,an outwardly-projecting pedal attached to the said lever, thelever being laterally posi-V tioned relative to the casing, and meanscarried by the casing adapted to engage the foot actuating means forholding the lid in open position. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

s'rEvE GARAY.

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